Lesotho vs Montenegro: Freedom Score
Lesotho
67
in 2025
Montenegro
68
in 2025
Lesotho rank
91st
Montenegro rank
89th
Freedom Score over time
- Lesotho
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 68 against 67 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Montenegro ahead.
Lesotho ranks 91st and Montenegro ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.75 | 70.88 | 0.875 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 67.5 | 69.2 | 1.7 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 65.17 | 67.17 | 2 | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom score, Lesotho or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 68 against 67 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom score between Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 1, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Montenegro rank globally for freedom score?
- Lesotho ranks 91st and Montenegro ranks 89th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.